Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Weave: Make cloth by interlacing threads on a loom.
Chapter 2 - Loom: A device to hold warp threads taut so that the weft threads ...
Chapter 3 - Castle: The largest upright part of the loom.
Chapter 4 - Warp: Threads running vertically in weaving.
Chapter 5 - Weft: Horizontal threads interlaced through the warp of a fabric.
Chapter 6 - Tenterhooks: The hooks on a tenter, the framework for stretching ...
Chapter 7 - Threading hook: Long skinny hook for threading warp.
Chapter 8 - Thread: Fine cord of two or more filaments twisted together.
Chapter 9 - Web: Woven cloth, but also the cloth remaining on the loom.
Chapter 10 - Shed: Open space between upper and lower warp threads.
Chapter 11 - Yarn: A continuous strand of twisted thread.
Chapter 12 - Draft: Map of the pattern to be woven.
Chapter 13 - Spin: Twist fibers into thread.
Chapter 14 - Spinster: A woman employed at spinning.
Chapter 15 - Woolgatherer: A person who wandered through the fields gathering ...
Chapter 16 - Texere: Latin for “to weave,” from which the English word “text” ...
Chapter 17 - Shuttle: Tool that carries the weft threads through the shed.
Chapter 18 - Boat shuttle: A shuttle resembling a boat.
Chapter 19 - Loose ends: A woven piece not properly tied off.
Chapter 20 - Tapestry: A woven cloth, sometimes depicting a story.
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